Resumen de la clase (Summary of the class)
We went over questions you had about the syllabus, and also quickly reviewed questions I asked you about the key points in the syllabus. In the 9:05 class, there was a question about what other resources are available for learning Spanish and we looked at the resources in the Gateway lib guide for Spanish 101 and also the resources (some of which are the same) on my website. We also had an interesting discussion in the 9:05 class about what strengths heritage and native speakers bring to our class, and what strengths second language learners bring to our class.
In both classes, I collected the handouts with questions about the syllabus and about the chart on page 6 & 7 about language learning (links to handouts below in last class's post, if you missed it). We quickly reviewed the answers about the video "Hola, ¿qué tal?"
In the 12:15 class, we practiced introducing ourselves and this time added in questions and answers about where we are from. We briefly looked at the conjugation charts for the verbs LLAMARSE and SER.
I am very excited and happy about our classes! I feel really fortunate to be working with you, who are so motivated, positive and have so much to share!
La tarea para el martes (Homework for Tuesday)
1) On page 27 of Convivencia we have verb conjugation charts for LLAMARSE and SER. (We didn't have time to look at this in the 9:05 class.) For some of you, conjugation charts offer no surprises, but for others, they are completely new. The main concept in conjugating a verb is that the ending of a verb will tell us who is doing the action. Please try doing the crossword puzzle on page 15 of Convivencia, using the conjugation charts as reference. If this is confusing, don't worry. By the end of class on Tuesday you will understand these conjugations perfectly. (I won't collect this, but I will check it.)
2) Do the activity "Cognados" on page 15. If you don't know how to pronounce the words, plug them into Wordreference to hear how they sound. (WordReference, by the way, is a much better reference for translations than Google Translate.) Notice how the Spanish words differ from the English pronunciation of their cognates. Noticing those differences will come in handy later. (I won't collect this but will check with you.)
3) On page 16 of Convivencia, we have a list of useful phrases for the classroom. Please read through these and do the matching exercise on page 17. If possible, find a native speaker who can read the phrases out loud to you to help you with pronunciation. We will review this in class on Tuesday. (I won't collect it, but will check it.)
4) Finally, start learning the alphabet in Spanish here on Quizlet. For those of you unfamiliar with Quizlet, you can use it in a regular browser on your computer, or on a free app for your smartphone. Once on the page for the alphabet, go to "Flashcards" to learn the names of the letters. I recommend that, once you are on the flashcards page, you go to "Options" (lower left corner) and choose the options "audio on" and "answer with: both." As you listen, repeat after the recording and say the letter and the word out loud.
¡Nos vemos el martes! ¡Que tengan un buen fin de semana!
(See you Tuesday! Have a good weekend!)
We went over questions you had about the syllabus, and also quickly reviewed questions I asked you about the key points in the syllabus. In the 9:05 class, there was a question about what other resources are available for learning Spanish and we looked at the resources in the Gateway lib guide for Spanish 101 and also the resources (some of which are the same) on my website. We also had an interesting discussion in the 9:05 class about what strengths heritage and native speakers bring to our class, and what strengths second language learners bring to our class.
In both classes, I collected the handouts with questions about the syllabus and about the chart on page 6 & 7 about language learning (links to handouts below in last class's post, if you missed it). We quickly reviewed the answers about the video "Hola, ¿qué tal?"
In the 12:15 class, we practiced introducing ourselves and this time added in questions and answers about where we are from. We briefly looked at the conjugation charts for the verbs LLAMARSE and SER.
I am very excited and happy about our classes! I feel really fortunate to be working with you, who are so motivated, positive and have so much to share!
La tarea para el martes (Homework for Tuesday)
1) On page 27 of Convivencia we have verb conjugation charts for LLAMARSE and SER. (We didn't have time to look at this in the 9:05 class.) For some of you, conjugation charts offer no surprises, but for others, they are completely new. The main concept in conjugating a verb is that the ending of a verb will tell us who is doing the action. Please try doing the crossword puzzle on page 15 of Convivencia, using the conjugation charts as reference. If this is confusing, don't worry. By the end of class on Tuesday you will understand these conjugations perfectly. (I won't collect this, but I will check it.)
2) Do the activity "Cognados" on page 15. If you don't know how to pronounce the words, plug them into Wordreference to hear how they sound. (WordReference, by the way, is a much better reference for translations than Google Translate.) Notice how the Spanish words differ from the English pronunciation of their cognates. Noticing those differences will come in handy later. (I won't collect this but will check with you.)
3) On page 16 of Convivencia, we have a list of useful phrases for the classroom. Please read through these and do the matching exercise on page 17. If possible, find a native speaker who can read the phrases out loud to you to help you with pronunciation. We will review this in class on Tuesday. (I won't collect it, but will check it.)
4) Finally, start learning the alphabet in Spanish here on Quizlet. For those of you unfamiliar with Quizlet, you can use it in a regular browser on your computer, or on a free app for your smartphone. Once on the page for the alphabet, go to "Flashcards" to learn the names of the letters. I recommend that, once you are on the flashcards page, you go to "Options" (lower left corner) and choose the options "audio on" and "answer with: both." As you listen, repeat after the recording and say the letter and the word out loud.
¡Nos vemos el martes! ¡Que tengan un buen fin de semana!
(See you Tuesday! Have a good weekend!)
Word Cloud: Three Words that Come to Mind -- 9:05 Class
Word Cloud: Three Words that Come to Mind -- 12:15 Class
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